450 REPORTS ON THE STATE OP SCIENCE, ETC. 



Special Lectures. 



At Oxford a sliort course of lectures is given by tlie head, of a 

 school science department on science teaching, other courses dealing 

 with various branches of science by university lecturers — usually 

 ex-schoolmasters. 



At Cambridge courses of lectures are given on the teaching of chemistry, 

 physics, and biology. 



The London Day Training College provides courses of lectures for 

 specialists on methods of teaching (a) the physical sciences, (b) biological 

 science, not only for its own students, but also for students of other 

 colleges, including King's College. Seminars are held weekly to discuss 

 teaching difficulties and special methods. 



Bristol has methodology classes in nature study, botany, and ' science ' 

 (with special reference to physics and chemistry). The ' science ' class 

 has four preliminary lectures and then breaks up into small discussion 

 groups. 



Liverpool arranges for special lectures on the teaching of chemistry, 

 physics, and biology ; also tutorial classes for those specially concerned. 



Leeds provides a course in scientific method which is usually given by 

 a member of the Department of Philosophy. 



Sheffield has a weekly tutorial class in methods and a demonstration 

 lesson followed by discussion in various branches of science. 



The Cambridge Training College for Women has a course of ten 

 lectures on science teaching in the Lent Term, and a course of hygiene in 

 the previous term. 



Laboratory Management. 



Laboratory Management appears to be taught in nearly all the training 

 institutions, but only one of them, Cambridge University training depart- 

 ment, mentions a course of lectures (by a local science master) in this 

 subject, including details of the structure of apparatus, the making-up of 

 solutions, and the treatment of accidents in the laboratory. Unlike the 

 two-year training colleges, referred to later, the university training 

 departments are not equipped with laboratories of their own, except the 

 London Day Training College, which has two, one for Physical Science, 

 and one for Biology. The director of the Oxford training department 

 observes it is difficult to get laboratory practice except in the practice 

 school. The Cambridge Training College for Women has one and provides 

 definite instructions and practice in laboratory management and also in 

 making simple apparatus. 



In most training colleges students usually take methodology courses 

 in one or two subjects outside their own special field. The Cambridge 

 Training College for Women makes teaching practice in general experi- 

 mental science in the middle school practically compulsory. Manchester 

 has an optional but well-attended course of lectures on the principles of 

 science. In several of the colleges the history, principles and methods of 

 science are, it is said, dealt with in the methodology classes. 



The number of students preparing for teaching science in secondary 

 schools ranges in the difierent colleges from which information has been 



